The Book of J is the Common story of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. In the story, Eve convinced Adam to eat the fruit from the tree that was forbidden from them by god. Adam was made to be above her but yet was controlled by Eve. They both knew that they were not to eat the fruit, but although tricked by the snake she ate it first. Then she goes and persuades Adam to eat some. With the fruit, she manipulated him to eat from the tree which caused them both to suffer.
Another example is in The Odyssey with the witch-goddess Circe. What she does is drug a feast and turns all of Odysseus men into pigs. It was also said that she planed to eat them later on, who knows. She poisoned the beautiful meal and changes the men for her own benefit. Once again, a women using food to get a man(male in this case) to do what she wants
Also in Like Water For Chocolate, the main character Tita is the woman who prepared the majority of the meals. Most of the meals she made affected those who ate it. She once made some quail with a rose and with that meal came a few special effects. This meal rose sexual tension and desire throughout all those who ate it, especially her love Pedro. Although I don't feel this was intentional, the meal she made controlled a man.
In conclusion, I feel that women use food as a method to control and manipulate men. Eve and the apple, Circe and her feast, and Tita's quail all controlled men one way or another. Some may have been blind to the fact as well as some done it intentionally. As far as the saying "the best way to a mans heart is his stomach", the men are just proving it to be true.
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